Immunotherapy

A vast amount of studies suggest that immunotherapy may represent an effective new treatment approach for malignant mesothelioma. Learn your options here.

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Could Smallpox Vaccine Help Wipe Out Mesothelioma, Too?
ByAlex Strauss May 7, 2016March 16, 2017

There is new evidence that the active component in the vaccine that eradicated smallpox might one day be used to help…

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Chemotherapy | Immunotherapy | Multi-Modality Therapy | Treatments | Updates

Power-Packed Combination Treatment May Boost Mesothelioma Outcomes
ByAlex Strauss March 13, 2016March 16, 2017

There is evidence that a new kind of combination therapy could improve survival odds for people with unresectable malignant pleural…

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Genetics | Immunotherapy | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

New Genetic Insights May Mean More Mesothelioma Treatment Options
ByAlex Strauss March 2, 2016March 16, 2017

Medical science has moved a step closer to better understanding the underlying genetic causes of malignant mesothelioma, a rare and…

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Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | Research | Treatments | Updates

Promising Immunotherapy Drug Fails to Improve Mesothelioma Survival
ByAlex Strauss February 29, 2016March 16, 2017

There is some disappointing news today on the use of the new immunotherapy drug tremelimumab to fight treatment-resistant malignant pleural…

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Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Immunotherapy | New Drugs | New Studies | New Techniques | Prognosis | Research | Surgery | Treatments | Updates

Best New Hope for Mesothelioma Diagnosis and Treatment in 2016
ByAlex Strauss January 6, 2016September 15, 2017

Living with malignant mesothelioma can be an emotional roller coaster. On one hand, the prognosis for mesothelioma patients remains relatively…

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Canada | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | International | New Drugs | Research | Treatments | Updates

Mesothelioma Community Hopeful About Newly Approved Immunotherapy Drug
ByAlex Strauss December 6, 2015March 16, 2017

Mesothelioma experts around the world are expressing excitement about the potential of the recently FDA-approved cancer drug Keytruda (pembrolizumab). The latest…

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Europe | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | Research | Treatments | Updates

Fighting Mesothelioma with Immunotherapy Drug Tremelimumab
ByAlex Strauss November 13, 2015March 16, 2017

A new study on the immunotherapy drug tremelimumab for the treatment of mesothelioma has some good news and some bad…

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Biological Therapy | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Research | Treatments | Updates | Vaccine

New Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma Relies on Altered T-Cells
ByAlex Strauss October 28, 2015March 16, 2017

An emerging type of mesothelioma therapy that uses altered T-cells to attack tumors is generating some excitement among researchers at…

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Biomarkers | Biopsy | Diagnosis | Europe | Immunotherapy | International | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

Mesothelioma Research Gets a Boost From New Tissue Bank
ByAlex Strauss October 18, 2015March 16, 2017

A new biobank of mesothelioma cell samples in the UK is set to help advance mesothelioma research around the world.…

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Chemotherapy | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

Promising Early Results from Mesothelioma Vaccine Trial
ByAlex Strauss October 1, 2015March 16, 2017

Researchers studying a new immunotherapy vaccine for mesothelioma have released early findings from an ongoing clinical trial and the results…

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Immunotherapy

Could Smallpox Vaccine Help Wipe Out Mesothelioma, Too?

Power-Packed Combination Treatment May Boost Mesothelioma Outcomes

New Genetic Insights May Mean More Mesothelioma Treatment Options

Promising Immunotherapy Drug Fails to Improve Mesothelioma Survival

Best New Hope for Mesothelioma Diagnosis and Treatment in 2016

Mesothelioma Community Hopeful About Newly Approved Immunotherapy Drug

Fighting Mesothelioma with Immunotherapy Drug Tremelimumab

New Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma Relies on Altered T-Cells

Mesothelioma Research Gets a Boost From New Tissue Bank

Promising Early Results from Mesothelioma Vaccine Trial

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